1.4 The Printing Press

basically if u get something on the ap test from this time period (1450 -1648) and you can't remember ANYTHING then talk about the printing press

Petrarch vs Erasmus

they wrote about the same ideas but Erasmus was way more well known BECAUSEEEEE the printing press was invented

Johannes Gutenburg

the inventor of the printing press (moveable type). the first thing he printed was the a Bible known as the Gutenburg Bible

the time period of the importance of the printing press

1450 - 1648 so basically the start of the unit to the end of the reformation

books before the printing press

books were copied by hand only allowing the elitist access (so less audience reached before the printing press)

effects of the printing press

• the printing press was an easier way to print allowing for books to be printed WAY faster reaching a wider audience (not just the elitists)

• led to the growing of European literacy rates from 1475-1650

• increased the demand for more reading material especially vernacular literature (books in many languages)

Vernacular

the language of the people